Boy we have come a long way since last year!
I will post this years pictures soon.....
Friday, December 17, 2010
Christmas Prep
Well I will have to admit I have been very lax with the Christmas decorations this year. I am still sporting a fall wreath on my front door. The only Christmas tree we have is one that is a blown air decoration in the yard. Thomas managed to put it up sideways so it is facing the next door neighbors house. It is accompanied by a blow up of Santa and a penguin with a surf board. There are no stockings on the mantle (I haven't even gotten them out of the attach yet - might need to do that this weekend.) Never got the nativity up. There are virtually no decorations inside the house except 2 sad little lighted snowflakes on suction cups on the inside of the storm door.
I just can't seem to get in the spirit this year. I have done the shopping and wrapped presents but lets face it there aren't many to go around and they are all stacked under the window in the kitchen. With so many people we know struggling just to put food on the table and doing without jobs it just doesn't seem to feel like a time we should be celebrating the secular side of Christmas.
Hunter and I have watched the Grinch twice and we managed to catch Frosty and Shrek the Halls. We will read 'Twas the night before Christmas' but I think I will have him read the true Christmas story from his bible to me this year rather than the other way around.
My kids are so spoiled and Lord knows we can't afford it. I just don't want Hunter to get so hung up on the material aspects of Christmas without remembering why it is celebrated in the first places. I also want him to understand that there are many children in the world that aren't as lucky as he is. Toby is a little young yet to understand but I will definitely include him in what we do.
I am excited about the spiritual side of Christmas but I just don't seem to be too interested in the rest of it. I just want to enjoy the stress free parts of it and spend the time with my family (Who for the better part of the last month have taken turns sharing the stomach flu and the sniffles with fever). We all have parts of the Holiday season that aren't enjoyable and I too will have those this year but hopefully they won't last long and I can get back to my little corner of the world and put my arms around my little ones as their faces light up with excitement and anticipation of things to come.
I just can't seem to get in the spirit this year. I have done the shopping and wrapped presents but lets face it there aren't many to go around and they are all stacked under the window in the kitchen. With so many people we know struggling just to put food on the table and doing without jobs it just doesn't seem to feel like a time we should be celebrating the secular side of Christmas.
Hunter and I have watched the Grinch twice and we managed to catch Frosty and Shrek the Halls. We will read 'Twas the night before Christmas' but I think I will have him read the true Christmas story from his bible to me this year rather than the other way around.
My kids are so spoiled and Lord knows we can't afford it. I just don't want Hunter to get so hung up on the material aspects of Christmas without remembering why it is celebrated in the first places. I also want him to understand that there are many children in the world that aren't as lucky as he is. Toby is a little young yet to understand but I will definitely include him in what we do.
I am excited about the spiritual side of Christmas but I just don't seem to be too interested in the rest of it. I just want to enjoy the stress free parts of it and spend the time with my family (Who for the better part of the last month have taken turns sharing the stomach flu and the sniffles with fever). We all have parts of the Holiday season that aren't enjoyable and I too will have those this year but hopefully they won't last long and I can get back to my little corner of the world and put my arms around my little ones as their faces light up with excitement and anticipation of things to come.
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